Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 5 3600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
+36.4%
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking702929
Place by popularity819
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.81no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency16.2530.98
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5500U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5500U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 3600 11.17
+36.4%
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 3600 17742
+36.4%
Ryzen 5 5500U 13009

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 3600 1614
+25.3%
Ryzen 5 5500U 1288

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 3600 6912
+52.6%
Ryzen 5 5500U 4529

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 3600 1568
+25.7%
Ryzen 5 5500U 1247

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 3600 192
+8.5%
Ryzen 5 5500U 177

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.17 8.19
Recency 7 July 2019 12 January 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 36.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 5 5500U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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